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Recently it was shared with me that Christian humility might be misunderstood. For instance, I recently heard a story about a person who experienced humility but the story shared was a story about personal humiliation.

I have not done a word study on the connection between humility and humiliation, I am sure that would be interesting. However, the fact of the matter is, while perhaps connected, humility is not the same as humiliation.

The last time I remember feeling humble is in worship a few months ago. Worship was going on and Reverend Nancy Allen moved down into the community and picked up a baby and read the scripture. The scripture was the story of Jesus calling the children to him. I do not know why I was floored, but I felt the overwhelming power of God move over me in a way that I was moved to tears. I actually had to leave the worship and sit in the back of the sanctuary to not be a distraction during the sermon. I became aware of the fact that there is so much to life that is beyond me, larger than me and yet encompass me. Yes, me.